Uganda, March 29 -- The 2021 National Livestock Census shows the total number of cattle in the country has increased to14.5 million, up from 11.4 million registered in the 2008 census.

The Uganda Bureau of Statistics (Ubos) that released the data yesterday said the rise represents a 26.9 percent jump in the numbers. Ubos also said the concurrent rearing of both indigenous and exotic or crossbreed cattle has contributed to the increase.

Ubos also said more households were keeping livestock for both consumption and commercial purposes.

Ms Aliziki Kauda Lubega, the director macroeconomic statistics at Ubos, who presented findings of the 2021 livestock census at the Imperial Royal Hotel in Kampala, said the indigenous cattle constituted 77...